Community
As Oakland takes steps toward becoming an “age-friendly city,” District 3 residents shared how issues like high housing costs and access to transportation affect local seniors.
Muslims from all over the Bay Area gathered at Lighthouse Mosque for Iftar on September 19.
On Wednesday night, more than 50 students, parents and community organizers demanded that Oakland school board members restore the district’s free supper program.
Kevin de León and members of Oakland’s Latino Task Force (LTF) held a campaign rally at Peralta Hacienda park in Fruitvale on September 22.
BART officials face pushback by privacy and civil rights group after proposing new security measures in response to crime at stations, including the death of Nia Wilson this past summer.
Residents of Oakland dumped 40 tons of trash for free at the Bulky Block Party on September 15.
Pacific Islanders in Alameda County have the second highest infant death rate, but new initiatives could counteract this.
In his motion, Public Defender Brendon Woods emphasized the seriousness of the crime he alleges the sheriff’s office committed.
Oakland’s Mam community, an indigenous group originally from Guatemala, celebrated their first cultural festival on September 15.